Turn a toilet paper tube into LEGO® heads

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And fill them with treats

Crafting with your children can be fun for everyone with these simple LEGO® minifigure heads made from toilet paper roll tubes. Convert simple toilet paper tubes into these fun LEGO heads, which can also serve as favor boxes for a party when filled with treats or candy.

Making LEGO® minifigure heads out of toilet paper tubes is a simple, fun craft to do with LEGO-obsessed kids.

Supplies:

1 toilet paper tube

3 caps from soda bottles

3 caps from water bottles, or bottle caps

Cereal box or similar cardboard

Scissors

Ruler

Pencil

Hot glue

Yellow paint and paintbrush

Black marker

Small candies (optional)

Directions:

Step 1

Start by measuring your toilet paper tube. Mark 1-1/2 inches from each end. This will be the height of your LEGO head.

Step 2

Using the end of the toilet paper tube, trace circles onto the cardboard and cut them out. You will need 2 circles for each LEGO head.

Step 3

Cut the toilet paper tube on the lines you marked in Step 1, making 1-1/2-inch-tall pieces for your LEGO heads. You will need 1 for each LEGO head.

Step 4

Apply hot glue around an edge of the toilet paper tube.

Step 5

Press onto the shiny side of a cardboard circle.

Step 6

If you would like to add any candy to use the LEGO head as a party favor, fill the tube with candy now.

Step 7

Glue on the top piece of cardboard, shiny side down. Trim off any excess cardboard.

Step 8

Grab a soda bottle cap and a water bottle cap for each LEGO head.

Step 9

Glue the bottled water cap to the bottom and the soda bottle cap to the top. LEGO purists will want both caps glued flat-side-down, but the caps are easier for small children to paint if glued flat-side-up.

Step 10

Allow glue to cool. Then paint the entire LEGO head yellow. You may need more than one coat of paint.

Step 11

Allow paint to dry. Then use a black marker to draw the LEGO face.

Step 12

You can use a LEGO minifigure head as a reference when drawing the face.